Stephen Walker (sculptor)
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Stephen Walker (1927 – 16 June 2014) was an Australian sculptor who was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1985.[1] In 2011, he was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame.[2]
Walker was born in Balwyn[3] or Colac,[4] Victoria in Australia in 1927.[5] He left school at age 13[4] but attended Melbourne Teachers' College from 1945 to 1947[3] before moving to Hobart in 1948.[6] In the 1950s he repeatedly traveled to Europe, studying sculpting under Henry Moore[4] from 1954 to 1956 and visiting Rome, Florence and Prague through scholarships.[3] On his return to Australia he settled in Tasmania.[6]
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